JUSTICE, MY FOOT! is another of the seemingly dozens of wacky comedies that Hong Kong star Stephen Chow made during the 1990s. This one was shot by Johnnie To before he became known for making thrillers and has the benefit of featuring Anita Mui in a typically bolshy role as Chow's demanding, ass-kicking wife. The role feels much like a dry run for her turn in DRUNKEN MASTER II.

Chow is one of those actors I find a bit hit and miss. I loved him in his big hits like SHAOLIN SOCCER and KUNG FU HUSTLE but in this film his overacting leaves me cold. The plot's okay and very fast-paced, but the humour is quite infantile in places and more often than not the writer resorts to silly fart jokes which I never find particularly funny, just tiresome. The end result has its moments, but it's not one I'll be hurrying to watch again.

Despite reading about him for years I've for some reason have never crossed swords with Stephen Chow. Taking a look at Netflix UK,I found an obscure title of his about to be taken off the site,which led to me Chow-ing down for the first time:

The plot:

Suffering the loss of his 13th child,infamous lawyer Sung Sai Kit decides that his get out of jail card ways must have put a curse on him,which leads to Sung retiring from law. Whilst her husband sits around bored,Sung's wife learns of a murder trial taking place. Wanting to end on a high,Sung comes out of retirement, and brings justice to foot.

View on the film:

Keeping the Kung-Fu wires spinning,director Johnnie To & cinematographer Peter Pau aim arrows at extremely broad Comedy that breaths in fart gags and spicy sass. Flying into a period piece,To cheekily sends up the dry historical epics with silk primary colours lined up the screen that are scanned in rapid-fire zoom-ins making the viewer a jury member of the absurd trial.

Knocking down the walls of the courtroom Drama,the screenplay by Sandy Shaw rips the respectability of instructions apart in a wickedly crass farce,sipping Sung stepping in corrupt double dealings in the courts with an unlucky taste for breast milk. Swinging to the defence of his wife,Stephen Chow gives a splendid motor mouth performance as Sung,thanks to Chow hitting the comedic action scenes with a relish,and delivering the dialogue at a lightning fast speed,as Sung puts his foot down on justice.

Very fun and extremely Intelligent, exaggerated, comical, with a simple and simple drama, but satisfying, the court scenes, with the lawyer's "defense" are the best, a critical and light tone, oriental Kung Fu movies in which the women also fight, attract me, passionate...